सुषुप्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सुषुप्त (súṣupta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ʂʊpt̪/, [sʊ.ʃʊpt̪]

Adjective

सुषुप्त • (suṣupt) (indeclinable)

1. (formal) in a deep, (sometimes specifically dreamless) sleep
2. (figuratively) lying dormant, sleeping

   सुषुप्त चेतना ― suṣupt cetnā

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सुषुप्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সুষুপ্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬸᬱᬸᬧ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• সুষুপ্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰲𑰬𑰲𑰢𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀼𑀱𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• သုၑုပ္တ (Burmese script)
• સુષુપ્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਸੁਸ਼ੁਪ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦸꦰꦸꦥ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂳𑂭𑂳𑂣𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಸುಷುಪ್ತ (Kannada script)
• សុឞុប្ត (Khmer script)
• ສຸຩຸປ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• സുഷുപ്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠᢢᡠᢒᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘳𑘬𑘳𑘢𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤᢔᠤᢒᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧔𑧌𑧔𑧂𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐸𑐲𑐸𑐥𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ସୁଷୁପ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢸꢰꢸꢦ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆶𑆰𑆶𑆥𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖲𑖬𑖲𑖢𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• සුෂුප‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒𑪀𑩒𑩰 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚰𑚰𑚞𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• ஸுஷுப்த (Tamil script)
• సుషుప్త (Telugu script)
• สุษุปฺต (Thai script)
• སུ་ཥུ་པྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒳𑒭𑒳𑒣𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃𑨯𑨃𑨞𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सु- (su-, “well, nicely”) +‎ सुप्त (suptá, “asleep; sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sú.ʂup.tɐ/, [sú.ʂup̚.tɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪uˈʂup.t̪ɐ/, [s̪uˈʂup̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

सुषुप्त • (súṣupta) stem

1. fast asleep, in a deep sleep
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 6.16.53:

     यथा सुषुप्तः पुरुषो विश्वं पश्यति चात्मनि। आत्मानमेकदेशस्थं मन्यते स्वप्न उत्थितः॥

     yathā suṣuptaḥ puruṣo viśvaṃ paśyati cātmani. ātmānamekadeśasthaṃ manyate svapna utthitaḥ.

     When a person is in deep sleep, he dreams and sees in himself many other objects, such as great mountains and rivers or perhaps even the entire universe, although they are far away. Sometimes when one awakens from a dream he sees that he is in a human form, lying in his bed in one place.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सुषुप्त (súṣupta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुषुप्तः súṣuptaḥ	सुषुप्तौ / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptau / súṣuptā¹	सुषुप्ताः / सुषुप्तासः¹ súṣuptāḥ / súṣuptāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सुषुप्त súṣupta	सुषुप्तौ / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptau / súṣuptā¹	सुषुप्ताः / सुषुप्तासः¹ súṣuptāḥ / súṣuptāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सुषुप्तम् súṣuptam	सुषुप्तौ / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptau / súṣuptā¹	सुषुप्तान् súṣuptān
Instrumental	सुषुप्तेन súṣuptena	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तैः / सुषुप्तेभिः¹ súṣuptaiḥ / súṣuptebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुषुप्ताय súṣuptāya	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुषुप्तात् súṣuptāt	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुषुप्तस्य súṣuptasya	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तानाम् súṣuptānām
Locative	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तेषु súṣupteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of सुषुप्ता (súṣuptā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुषुप्ता súṣuptā	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्ताः súṣuptāḥ
Vocative	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्ताः súṣuptāḥ
Accusative	सुषुप्ताम् súṣuptām	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्ताः súṣuptāḥ
Instrumental	सुषुप्तया / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptayā / súṣuptā¹	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्ताभिः súṣuptābhiḥ
Dative	सुषुप्तायै súṣuptāyai	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्ताभ्यः súṣuptābhyaḥ
Ablative	सुषुप्तायाः / सुषुप्तायै² súṣuptāyāḥ / súṣuptāyai²	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्ताभ्यः súṣuptābhyaḥ
Genitive	सुषुप्तायाः / सुषुप्तायै² súṣuptāyāḥ / súṣuptāyai²	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तानाम् súṣuptānām
Locative	सुषुप्तायाम् súṣuptāyām	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तासु súṣuptāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सुषुप्त (súṣupta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुषुप्तम् súṣuptam	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Vocative	सुषुप्त súṣupta	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Accusative	सुषुप्तम् súṣuptam	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Instrumental	सुषुप्तेन súṣuptena	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तैः / सुषुप्तेभिः¹ súṣuptaiḥ / súṣuptebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुषुप्ताय súṣuptāya	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुषुप्तात् súṣuptāt	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुषुप्तस्य súṣuptasya	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तानाम् súṣuptānām
Locative	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तेषु súṣupteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

सुषुप्त • (súṣupta) stem, n

1. a deep sleep
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.13.27:

     जाग्रत्स्वप्नः सुषुप्तं च गुणतो बुद्धिवृत्तयः। तासां विलक्षणो जीवः साक्षित्वेन विनिश्चितः॥

     jāgratsvapnaḥ suṣuptaṃ ca guṇato buddhivṛttayaḥ. tāsāṃ vilakṣaṇo jīvaḥ sākṣitvena viniścitaḥ.

     Waking, sleeping and deep sleep are the three functions of the intelligence and are caused by the modes of material nature. The living entity within the body is ascertained to possess characteristics different from these three states and thus remains as a witness to them.

   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 12.4.21:

     न स्वप्नजाग्रन्न च तत्सुषुप्तं न खं जलं भूरनिलोऽग्निरर्कः। संसुप्तवच्छून्यवदप्रतर्क्यं तन्मूलभूतं पदमामनन्ति॥

     na svapnajāgranna ca tatsuṣuptaṃ na khaṃ jalaṃ bhūraniloʼgnirarkaḥ. saṃsuptavacchūnyavadapratarkyaṃ tanmūlabhūtaṃ padamāmananti.

     There is no ether, water, earth, air, fire or sun. The situation is just like that of complete sleep, or of voidness. Indeed, it is indescribable. Authorities in spiritual science explain, however, that since pradhāna is the original substance, it is the actual basis of material creation.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of सुषुप्त (súṣupta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुषुप्तम् súṣuptam	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Vocative	सुषुप्त súṣupta	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Accusative	सुषुप्तम् súṣuptam	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तानि / सुषुप्ता¹ súṣuptāni / súṣuptā¹
Instrumental	सुषुप्तेन súṣuptena	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तैः / सुषुप्तेभिः¹ súṣuptaiḥ / súṣuptebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुषुप्ताय súṣuptāya	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुषुप्तात् súṣuptāt	सुषुप्ताभ्याम् súṣuptābhyām	सुषुप्तेभ्यः súṣuptebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुषुप्तस्य súṣuptasya	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तानाम् súṣuptānām
Locative	सुषुप्ते súṣupte	सुषुप्तयोः súṣuptayoḥ	सुषुप्तेषु súṣupteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “सुषुप्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1237.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सुषुप्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “suṣupta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.